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Putnam's up-and-down season ends with crown
Posted: 10/08/2023, 11:22 amJosh Putnam entered the Hunt the Front Super Dirt Series’s season-ending doubleheader at Swainsboro (Ga.) Raceway leading the points standings. After a 15th-place finish in Friday’s 30-lap opener he found himself trailing Joseph Joiner. And Full Story
Dispatches: Familiarity boon to Hoffman at FALS
Posted: 10/06/2023, 11:51 pmAmong latest notes and quotes from Dirt Late Model special and sanctioned events over the Oct. 6-7 weekend, including World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series and Hunt the Front Super Dirt Series action: That familiar feel Something about Full Story
Column: Overton's point of no return
Posted: 10/05/2023, 05:29 pmBrandon Overton was a Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series regular this year for really one reason only: the opportunity provided by the national tour’s Big River Steel Big Four, the new-for-2023 chase-style program that pits the top four Full Story
Notes: Johnny Scott steps away from Late Models
Posted: 10/05/2023, 12:21 pmJohnny Scott has relished his opportunity to drive a Dirt Late Model for the last few seasons. He’s decided, though, that he’s come to the end of the line with his action in the division — at least for the foreseeable future. The Full Story
Top 25: Top three settle into position
Posted: 10/03/2023, 07:18 am By Todd TurnerFresh off a Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series weekend sweep, tour points leader Ricky Thornton Jr. maintained his unanimous stranglehold on the No. 1 spot in DirtonDirt.com’s weekly power rankings ahead of the title-settling Dirt Track Full Story
Promising PPMS bid slips away from local standout
Posted: 10/02/2023, 04:32 pm By Kevin KovacIMPERIAL, Pa. (Sept. 30) — Seemingly every year Michael Norris is a legitimate contender in the Pittsburgher at Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway but can’t translate that into a victory — or even a satisfying finish. | RaceWire So Full Story
Notes: Thornton battles back for Pittsburgher win
Posted: 10/02/2023, 04:28 pm By Kevin KovacIMPERIAL, Pa. — Like he’s done so often amid his spectacular 2023 season, Ricky Thornton Jr. didn’t throw up a white flag after he lost the lead to Jonathan Davenport on lap 37 of the 75-lap Pittsburgher on Saturday at Pittsburgh's Full Story
Fast Talk: Five opinions on Lucas Oil's Big Four
Posted: 10/02/2023, 10:56 amWith Bobby Pierce and Ricky Thornton Jr. clicking off victories to conclude September, our roundtable considers that and more in the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity and length): Did the Full Story
11th-hour drama gives Moran shot at Lucas title
Posted: 10/01/2023, 09:07 am By Kevin KovacIMPERIAL, Pa. (Sept. 30) — There was joy in Devin Moran’s camp after Saturday night’s 35th Pittsburgher at Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway. But in the pit stalls of Brandon Overton and Tim McCreadie? Not so much. | RaceWire It Full Story
Dispatches: Pierce, RTJ play familiar tune
Posted: 10/01/2023, 02:07 amAmong latest notes and quotes from Dirt Late Model special and sanctioned events over the Sept. 30-Oct. 2 weekend, including Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series and Hunt the Front Super Dirt Series Full Story
Column: Humphrey’s help leads to success
Posted: 09/28/2023, 07:47 pmAt the age of 69, Al Humphrey knows his days of racing for wins as a driver are behind him. But that doesn’t mean his passion for Dirt Late Model racing has cooled. Humphrey’s wife, Lori, can succinctly sum up his love of the sport: Full Story
Notes: Minnesota teen lives up to family name
Posted: 09/28/2023, 12:33 am By Kyle McFaddenCade Nelson could very well end up in a category of his own by season’s end. At 13 years old, he’s already wrapped up the Cedar Lake Speedway track title in the Limited Late Model division, which makes him a rare championship winner Full Story
Top 25: Thornton tightens grip on top spot
Posted: 09/26/2023, 08:29 am By Todd TurnerRicky Thornton Jr.'s sixth victory during a superb September strengthened the Chandler, Ariz., driver's hold on the No. 1 spot in DirtonDirt.com's power rankings as he's atop the poll unanimously following his victory Saturday in the Jackson Full Story
Fast Talk: Setting the scene for fall action
Posted: 09/25/2023, 09:04 amRicky Thornton Jr. added the Jackson 100 to his hit list and our roundtable considers that and other items in the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity and length): Pick a topic regarding Brownstown’s Full Story
Notes: O'Neal's Jackson hometown bid falls short
Posted: 09/24/2023, 08:11 am By Bryan AultBROWNSTOWN, Ind. (Sept. 23) — The crowd at Brownstown Speedway erupted with applause when Hudson O’Neal snatched the lead from Ricky Thornton Jr. shortly after the halfway point of Saturday night’s Jackson 100, making it appear that Full Story
Notes: Overton falls shy of tribute victory
Posted: 09/23/2023, 09:59 am By Bryan AultBROWNSTOWN, Ind. (Sept. 22) — Following his sixth-place Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series finish Friday at Brownstown Speedway, Brandon Overton sat against his hauler near the rear of the pit area, wiping sweat — if not a few tears — Full Story
Rayburn's legacy looms over Brownstown action
Posted: 09/23/2023, 12:47 am By Bryan AultBROWNSTOWN, Ind. (Sept. 22) — It would have been virtually impossible for anyone to win Friday night’s C.J. Rayburn Memorial who wasn’t influenced by the Hall of Fame chassis builder. But Mike Marlar of Winfield, Tenn., who won the Full Story
Column: Iowa ties make Thornton sweep sweeter
Posted: 09/21/2023, 10:39 amRicky Thornton Jr. was born and raised in Arizona, but he sure felt right at home last weekend at Knoxville Raceway. After completing an astounding three-race sweep at the historic Iowa track during the 19th Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Full Story
Notes: Hardy follows brother's tire tracks
Posted: 09/21/2023, 07:20 am By Kyle McFaddenFor as long as he can remember, Chase Hardy has either spectated or provided a helping hand for his father Mike and brother Kyle, both winners of their fair share of Dirt Late Model events in Virginia and beyond through the years. Now Full Story
Top 25: Sweep returns Thornton to No. 1
Posted: 09/19/2023, 08:58 am By Todd TurnerOn the strength of his stirring three-race sweep of the Knoxville Lucas Oil Nationals weekend, Ricky Thornton Jr. of Chandler, Ariz., returned to the top spot of DirtonDirt.com’s weekly power rankings, ending Bobby Pierce’s six-week Full Story
Fast Talk: RTJ's sweep and more at Knoxville
Posted: 09/18/2023, 10:34 amWith Ricky Thornton Jr. sweeping the Knoxville Lucas Oil Nationals, our roundtable considers Knoxville action and other topics in the weekly feature presented by MD3 and Five Star Race Cars Bodies (edited for clarity and length): Years Full Story
Notes: Knoxville pileup damages several cars
Posted: 09/18/2023, 07:44 am By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 16) — The video cameras missed the incident. Most of Saturday's spectators at Knoxville Raceway did as well. So when the 75-lap Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals was red-flagged at lap 40, there was plenty Full Story
Miscue spoils Knoxville, but Bronson undaunted
Posted: 09/17/2023, 10:43 am By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 16) — As Kyle Bronson stood in street clothes eyeballing his wrecked race car, he was asked again and again — by fans, fellow racers media members — what had caused him to spectacularly flip out of second place Full Story
Notes: Moran has need for Knoxville's speed
Posted: 09/16/2023, 05:46 pm By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 15) — Is Knoxville Raceway too sprawling and the speeds too lightning-quick for today’s Dirt Late Models? Not as far as Devin Moran is concerned. After completing a solid 12th-to-third run in Friday night’s Full Story
Home-state runner-up's fullfilling Knoxville run
Posted: 09/16/2023, 09:35 am By Kevin KovacKNOXVILLE, Iowa (Sept. 15) — Finding Chad Simpson outside his trailer in Knoxville Raceway’s pit area after Friday’s Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals preliminary program was a difficult task. He was simply engulfed by the Full Story
